Going Green! Apple Is Now Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

Going green is nothing new, but today some big news comes down from Apple. Today the word on the interwebs is that Apple is now globally powered by 100% renewable energy. The California-based company revealed the news yesterday, sharing some interesting information with the public. In a statement Apple said: “Apple and its partners are building new renewable energy projects around the world, improving the energy options for local communities, states, and even entire countries. Apple creates or develops, with utilities, new regional renewable energy projects that would not otherwise exist. These projects represent a diverse range of energy sources, including solar arrays and wind farms as well as emerging technologies like biogas fuel cells, micro-hydro generation systems and energy storage technologies.”

The statement goes on to state: “Apple currently has 25 operational renewable energy projects around the world, totaling 626 megawatts of generation capacity, with 286 megawatts of solar PV generation coming online in 2017, it is most ever in one year. It also has 15 more projects in construction. Once built, over 1.4 gigawatts of clean, renewable energy generation will be spread across 11 countries.” The company explained the process of getting to 100 percent renewable energy for its own facilities. They stated: “Apple also announced today that 23 of its suppliers are now committed to operating on 100 percent renewable energy, including nine new suppliers. Altogether, clean energy from supplier projects helped avoid over 1.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from being emitted in 2017 — the equivalent of taking more than 300,000 cars off the road.”

Apple CEO Tim Cook also shared his thoughts, saying “We’re committed to leaving the world better than we found it. After years of hard work we’re proud to have reached this significant milestone.” He went on to add “We’re going to keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible with the materials in our products, the way we recycle them, our facilities and our work with suppliers to establish new creative and forward-looking sources of renewable energy because we know the future depends on it.” Speak your thoughts on the news from Apple below and stay tuned for more on this coming soon.